Hame-tuq



(No Model.)

e. SCHMIDT,

HAME TUG.

Patented Ju 's, 1887.

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5o narrower and on a slightly-different plane, the

a side elevation, in section, of my improved enough to extend the entire length of the tug,

ing a neat job, and the buckle-loop and buckle cannot be securely and neatly fastened on.

being a little wider than the front portion, '13,

PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAVE SCHMIDT, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

HAM E-TUG.

- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed Fe iruary 7, 1887.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GUSTAVE SCH IDT, of the city of Cincinnati, county of Hamilton, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hame-Tugs, of which the fol-lowing is a full, clear, and exact descript1on, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming'part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in hame-tugs for fastening a harness-trace to the hames or hame-clip, the novel features of which will be more fully set forth hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is hame-tng attached to the clip. Fig. 2is aside View of the couplingplate and the harnessclip. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 4 is a modified form of the end of coupling-plate.

' Like letters, of reference indicate identical parts in the different figures.

A is an ordinary hame-clip attached to the hames by the loop A. This clip usually consists of two arms of malleable metal, A A. attached to the hames by the loop A. These arms A A are inserted between the stripsof leather of which the tugis made and there riveted, or in heavy harness they sometimes embrace the tug, bot-h arms being on the outside. W'hen so constructed, it is ditlicult to attach them to the tug by rivets in a neat or secure manner, and unless the clips extend throughout the entire length of the tug the tug is left weak and liable to crack or break when bent. When the clip is made long it is heavy and awkward and prevents mak- In my improved tug I provide a'coupling' plate, B B, which consists of a fiat strip of malleable metal of about the same length as the tug, or a little less, the rear portion, B,

but narrow enough to be inserted between the seams which fasten together the strips of leather, (3-0 0 0', of which the tug is made. A portion of the plate, as at D, is cut away to make itlighter. Thefront portion, B, is made Patent N0. 367,066, dated July 26, 1887.

Serial No. 226,761. (No model.)

two parts being joined together at F, with, if desired, aslight shoulder, F. The front end, as at G, is made thick enough to secure the proper space between the arms of the clip A and to form a solid base for the lug E, which are cast integral with theplate B, extending up from it on both sides, so as to catch in holes in the arms of the clip, the lugs E and the plate being a single piece of metal.

Thelug E, ifpreferred, may berivetedthat is, its ends spread by a blow after they are in place-so as to retain the clip more securely, though that is not necessary. The plateB is inserted between the arms Act the clip, which are provided with holes to receive the lugs E. Theselugs hold the clip and the coupling-plate securely together. The shorter arm of the clip A is fitted to the forward end of the plate B, where it is held in place by the clamps K K. The coupling-plate and clip are then in serted in the end of the tug, as shown in Fig. 1, one or more layers of the leather, as C 0, fitting in the spaces formed by the shoulders at G and F. The outer layer of leather, C, is-

made short to have room for the buckle-loop M, which is passed loosely over the wide portion of the coupling-plate B. is fastened tothe rear end of the plate by the leather strap P and rivet p, and holds the buckle-loop M in place without any stitching.

Where fine work is required, the end of the plate is made narrow, as shown in Fig. 4, so as to be inserted between the strips of leather, and the metal be thus covered and hidden. The tug is then ready for the attachment of the trace by the buckle N. By this attachmeat I can fasten the tug to any ordinary form of hame-clip with very little trouble without sewing or riveting. The buckle-loop is held in place by the buckle without stitching or riveting, and by loosening the single rivetp all the parts can be taken apart instantly for repair without any ripping or resewing, &c. It braces and supports the tug and makes a stronger and neater tug, combining strength, elasticity, simplicity, and'great economy in manufactureor repairing. Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The buckle N 1. In a hame-tug, the coupling-plate B B, der G, carrying thelugs E E, substantially as adapted to fit between the arms of the hameand for the purpose described.

clip havin the lugs E E and clamps K K for i i 7 atta ching tlie clip, substantially as and for the GUSTAVD SCHMIDT 5 purpose described. \Vitnesses:

2. In a hame-tug, the coupling-plate B B, J. G. GRAF,

provided with shoulders F and spacing-shout O. DLSKILLMAN. 

